Average power rating of opponents played: PORTLAND 95.9, NEW ORLEANS 96.3

SCHEDULE AND RESULTS

PORTLAND - Season Results

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Team Stats

Opp Stats

Date

Opponent

Score

SU

Line

ATS

Tot.

O/U

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

1/29/2013

DALLAS

106-104

W

-3

L

202

O

39-86

45.3%

50

14

42-84

50.0%

47

16

2/1/2013

@ UTAH

77-86

L

5

L

195

U

29-79

36.7%

46

15

35-81

43.2%

59

13

2/2/2013

UTAH

105-99

W

-4.5

W

191.5

O

38-75

50.7%

61

16

39-90

43.3%

39

4

2/4/2013

@ MINNESOTA

100-98

W

4

W

192.5

O

41-70

58.6%

45

28

40-85

47.1%

38

12

2/6/2013

@ DALLAS

99-105

L

5.5

L

201

O

36-84

42.9%

47

6

41-86

47.7%

54

8

2/8/2013

@ HOUSTON

103-118

L

7.5

L

211

O

40-88

45.5%

45

11

47-79

59.5%

44

10

2/10/2013

@ ORLANDO

104-110

L

-2.5

L

197

O

42-83

50.6%

42

14

47-93

50.5%

54

10

2/12/2013

@ MIAMI

104-117

L

11

L

198

O

39-73

53.4%

34

14

43-74

58.1%

37

9

2/13/2013

@ NEW ORLEANS

63-99

L

4.5

L

193

U

24-74

32.4%

41

16

41-87

47.1%

61

6

2/19/2013

PHOENIX

98-102

L

-6.5

L

193

O

33-80

41.2%

41

14

41-82

50.0%

56

17

2/22/2013

@ LA LAKERS

107-111

L

9

W

203.5

O

46-94

48.9%

53

14

40-85

47.1%

54

16

2/24/2013

BOSTON

92-86

W

-1.5

W

192.5

U

35-79

44.3%

53

16

36-85

42.4%

47

9

2/27/2013

DENVER

109-111

L

2.5

W

212

O

38-85

44.7%

49

19

45-87

51.7%

57

15

3/2/2013

MINNESOTA

109-94

W

-8

W

197.5

O

44-90

48.9%

62

13

34-87

39.1%

56

8

3/4/2013

CHARLOTTE

122-105

W

-13

W

197

O

49-82

59.8%

46

11

45-97

46.4%

48

8

3/6/2013

@ MEMPHIS

85-91

L

7.5

W

187

U

31-76

40.8%

50

9

38-87

43.7%

62

9

3/8/2013

@ SAN ANTONIO

136-106

W

11.5

W

201.5

O

53-86

61.6%

48

10

44-84

52.4%

32

12

3/10/2013

@ NEW ORLEANS

3/12/2013

MEMPHIS

3/14/2013

NEW YORK

3/16/2013

DETROIT

3/18/2013

@ PHILADELPHIA

3/19/2013

@ MILWAUKEE

3/21/2013

@ CHICAGO

3/22/2013

@ ATLANTA

3/24/2013

@ OKLAHOMA CITY

NEW ORLEANS - Season Results

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Team Stats

Opp Stats

Date

Opponent

Score

SU

Line

ATS

Tot.

O/U

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

Shots

Pct

REB

TO

1/29/2013

@ LA LAKERS

106-111

L

8

W

196

O

39-92

42.4%

44

9

39-79

49.4%

63

14

1/30/2013

@ UTAH

99-104

L

8.5

W

188.5

O

37-78

47.4%

52

12

34-68

50.0%

48

13

2/1/2013

@ DENVER

98-113

L

7.5

L

205

O

38-72

52.8%

43

21

44-84

52.4%

38

8

2/2/2013

@ MINNESOTA

86-115

L

4

L

188.5

O

28-70

40.0%

38

23

45-77

58.4%

51

18

2/6/2013

PHOENIX

93-84

W

-6.5

W

195

U

39-75

52.0%

41

11

35-78

44.9%

46

16

2/8/2013

@ ATLANTA

111-100

W

5

W

192.5

O

45-86

52.3%

50

13

35-74

47.3%

42

17

2/10/2013

@ TORONTO

89-102

L

3.5

L

192

U

34-69

49.3%

41

17

40-78

51.3%

45

11

2/11/2013

@ DETROIT

105-86

W

6.5

W

193.5

U

41-83

49.4%

55

14

29-81

35.8%

50

13

2/13/2013

PORTLAND

99-63

W

-4.5

W

193

U

41-87

47.1%

61

6

24-74

32.4%

41

16

2/19/2013

CHICAGO

87-96

L

1

L

181.5

O

35-84

41.7%

47

15

39-84

46.4%

58

15

2/20/2013

@ CLEVELAND

100-105

L

3.5

L

196.5

O

37-76

48.7%

45

13

38-77

49.4%

46

8

2/22/2013

DALLAS

100-104

L

1

L

199

O

37-91

40.7%

56

12

40-84

47.6%

48

12

2/24/2013

SACRAMENTO

110-95

W

-7

W

204.5

O

45-89

50.6%

50

9

35-83

42.2%

43

13

2/26/2013

BROOKLYN

97-101

L

-3

L

184.5

O

40-87

46.0%

45

7

37-76

48.7%

47

13

2/27/2013

@ OKLAHOMA CITY

74-119

L

15

L

204.5

U

27-77

35.1%

36

12

42-76

55.3%

53

10

3/1/2013

DETROIT

100-95

W

-3.5

W

194.5

O

35-81

43.2%

56

11

39-78

50.0%

43

14

3/4/2013

ORLANDO

102-105

L

-9

L

195

O

37-80

46.2%

48

11

43-87

49.4%

49

8

3/6/2013

LA LAKERS

102-108

L

2

L

204

O

38-88

43.2%

59

17

38-78

48.7%

42

11

3/9/2013

@ MEMPHIS

85-96

L

7

L

183

U

34-79

43.0%

48

12

38-81

46.9%

46

10

3/10/2013

PORTLAND

3/12/2013

@ BROOKLYN

3/15/2013

@ WASHINGTON

3/17/2013

@ MINNESOTA

3/18/2013

GOLDEN STATE

3/20/2013

BOSTON

3/22/2013

MEMPHIS

3/25/2013

DENVER

KEY GAME INFORMATION

PORTLAND: GUARDS: Portland will turn point guard duties over to rookie DAMIAN LILLARD. The leap from Big Sky Conference to NBA will be a big one, but Lillard is an efficient scorer who can manage the offense . . . WESLEY MATTHEWS is more of a glue guy. He can't create his own offense, but he can heat up as a streaky catch-and-shoot guy . . . RONNIE PRICE should emerge as Lillard's top backup, a role he's filled at numerous stops . . . Second-rounder WILL BARTON could emerge as a rotation player. He's a versatile wing who must prove he can play off the ball . . . SASHA PAVLOVIC will play both the two and three, and can still stroke it from long distance . . . NOLAN SMITH, a misstep of the last regime, is a fringe roster player . . . ELLIOT WILLIAMS, a defensive-minded combo guard, tore his Achilles in mid-September and expects to miss the entire season. FORWARDS: LaMARCUS ALDRIDGE had a couple of health scares over the past six months, but he should enter the season 100 percent. He's clearly Portland's best player . . . NICOLAS BATUM felt rightly disrespected by his secondary role in Portland. All signs point to a bigger role in 2012-13 . . . VICTOR CLAVER is an athletic scrapper who won't do much offensively even if he does get big minutes . . . JOEL FREELAND could become their first big man off the bench . . . JARED JEFFRIES is still relevant as a defensive specialist . . . The highlight of LUKE BABBITT's career might be that mention on Onion:Sportsdome. CENTERS: J.J. HICKSON is a black hole on offense and a liability on defense, but he can score and rebound, which is good enough to be the starting center in Portland's weak frontcourt . . . MEYERS LEONARD might not be quite ready for 30-plus minutes, but he'll have to learn on the fly due to Portland's lack of veteran bigs. He has some long-term upside as a 7-footer with some nice athleticism and touch inside 10 feet.

NEW ORLEANS: GUARDS: This offense will belong to ERIC GORDON. He'll get over the fact that the Hornets matched his offer from Phoenix, and as long as his surgically-repaired knee holds up, he's one of the most complete young scorers in the NBA . . . The Hornets reached for AUSTIN RIVERS with the 10th pick because Monty Williams wants to coach him and thinks he can be an NBA point guard. Rivers has the handle, but his athleticism is ordinary and, more importantly, he has never shown a PG mentality at any level . . . GREIVIS VASQUEZ is the closest thing to a true point guard on this roster. He'll see solid minutes assuming Rivers' adjustment is a tough one . . . Well-rounded ROGER MASON JR. will also provide point guard depth . . . XAVIER HENRY hasn't lived up to his reputation as a shooter, but the Hornets can be patient with him . . . Rookie BRIAN ROBERTS has had a strong enough preseason to likely earn a roster spot. FORWARDS: ANTHONY DAVIS should step right in as a starter. His offensive game is further along than he gets credit for, and on the defensive end he's an absolute force from the basket out to the perimeter . . . He'll probably miss having Dwight Howard drawing in defenses, but RYAN ANDERSON has always been a very good three-point shooter. He and Davis are unique enough talents to share the court even if they're both power forwards . . . AL-FAROUQ AMINU made some strides on the defensive end late last season, which is what will get him minutes under Williams. He's underwhelming on the offensive end . . . If HAKIM WARRICK couldn't succeed as Steve Nash's pick-and-roll partner, it seems unlikely he'll ever help in New Orleans . . . Rookie DARIUS MILLER is looking to establish some kind of role with the team . . . LANCE THOMAS is doubtful to earn a salary to pay off his jewelry debts. CENTERS: ROBIN LOPEZ has always had the ability to protect the rim and does a decent job in space. Look for him to end up grabbing the bulk of minutes in the middle . . . JASON SMITH gives the Hornets a more offensive-minded option off the bench.

The Portland Trail Blazers are riding high after routing the Western Conference's best team.

Portland, though, can't get too overconfident after what happened in its last game in New Orleans.

The Blazers will try to win for the fifth time in seven games on Sunday night when they complete the season series with the lowly Hornets.

After opening their three-game trip Wednesday with a 91-85 loss to Memphis, the Trail Blazers (29-32) defeated the Western Conference-leading San Antonio Spurs 136-106 on Friday. It was the most points by an opponent at AT&T Center and the Spurs' second-worst home loss in franchise history.

The result was even more surprising considering San Antonio was 25-3 at home and Portland had lost seven straight and 11 of 12 outside the Rose Garden.

"To come in here and win is hard enough," said Blazers coach Terry Stotts, whose team set season highs for points and shooting percentage at 61.6. "To do it in that fashion is pretty remarkable."

That's a great description of Damian Lillard's play. The favorite to win the Rookie of the Year leads all first-year players in scoring (18.8 ppg), assists (6.4) and 3-pointers with 134. Lillard hit three 3s and poured in 35 on Friday to extend his career-best streak of scoring at least 20 to five. The sixth overall pick also handed out nine assists with no turnovers.

"I think this does rank up there (with my better performances), just because we needed this win," Lillard told the Blazers' official website.

Portland - currently 10th in the West - has little room for error, so it needs to take care of a Hornets team with the worst record in the conference at 21-42 after dropping three straight and eight of 10.

New Orleans, though, won 99-63 over the visiting Blazers on Feb. 13 the last time these teams met. Led by Anthony Davis' 21 points and 11 rebounds, the Hornets ended a five-game skid in this series and handed Portland its most lopsided defeat since a 121-79 loss at New York on March 14.

The Hornets, who last dropped four straight from Jan. 29-Feb. 2, are hoping for another big effort from Davis, who's averaging 16.7 points, 13.0 rebounds and 2.0 blocks in three games since missing two with a left shoulder sprain.

The No. 1 overall pick, who had 20 points and a season-high 18 boards in Saturday's 96-85 loss at Memphis, totaled 15 and five in a 95-94 loss at Portland on Dec. 16.

Lillard's 3-pointer with 0.3 seconds left was the difference in that contest, but the Hornets have held him to 28 points and eight assists in the two games.

Hornets point guard Greivis Vasquez averaged 16.5 points, 9.5 assists and 6.5 rebounds in those games, but he likely won't be joined in the backcourt by Austin Rivers after the rookie suffered a broken right hand in a 108-102 loss to the Los Angeles Lakers on Wednesday when New Orleans blew a 25-point lead.

The Blazers, meanwhile, have received a big boost from Eric Maynor since he was acquired from Oklahoma City on Feb. 21. The backup point guard has 42 points in the last three games after finishing with 20 on Friday.

Portland is averaging 108.8 points in Maynor's six games.

The Trail Blazers had won two straight and five of seven in New Orleans prior to Feb. 13.